Hitchcock's Bible dictionary states that Simeon means "He has heard" and references Genesis 29:33. In that passage, Leah, the first wife of the patriarch Jacob, rejoiced because she believed that God had heard her prayer. Therefore, the original use of the name celebrated Leah's conviction that the Heavenly Father was a good listener. And that the Heavenly Father had not only HEARD Leah's prayers - but had ANSWERED them as well! The Hebrew for Simeon is as follows: שמעוןIn the New Testament, Simeon was the name of a prophet in Jerusalem who blessed the baby Jesus when Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for the first time. Luke 2:25-40There are ALSO several mentions of the name Simeon when the ancestors of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, are listed in Luke 3:23-38.Acts 13 mentions a prophet and teacher in the early church at Antioch who was named Simeon. Simeon was among those elders who commissioned one of the earliest missionary journeys of Paul.The Greek form for Simeon which is used in the New Testament is as follows: Συμεών
The Hebrew for Simeon is as follows:
שמעון
In the New Testament, Simeon was the name of a prophet in Jerusalem who blessed the baby Jesus when Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple for the first time. Luke 2:25-40
There are ALSO several mentions of the name Simeon when the ancestors of Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, are listed in Luke 3:23-38.
Acts 13 mentions a prophet and teacher in the early church at Antioch who was named Simeon. Simeon was among those elders who commissioned one of the earliest missionary journeys of Paul.
The Greek form for Simeon which is used in the New Testament is as follows:
Συμεών